ABSTRACT
This book offers an up-to-date portrait of the realities of social class and its consequences in the United States today, focusing on the increasing inequality gap; the shrinking middle class; the myth and realities of social mobility; the consequences of class for work, health care, education, the justice system, war, and the environment; and progressive solutions for reducing inequality and improving human life.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Part I: Dimensions of Social Stratification
part |2 pages
Part II: The Consequences of Class
part |2 pages
Part III: Reducing Inequality